A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

Zhou Qi said: "The guards in that courtyard are quite strict. When we were looking for the residence of Aunt Jiu, we happened to meet a team of patrolling guards.

We hid in a room, but it turned out to be a study. I also found an account book in it. "

"Ledgers, what ledgers?"

Shen Qingqian intuitively felt that this should not be a simple account book.

Zhou Qi continued, "I am not a good reader, so I glanced through the book briefly and could only tell that it was an account book showing that Wu Tongpan sold the same item at different prices.

At that time, I didn't know how important that thing was. I just wanted to disgust that Wu Tongpan, so I took it away.

Because the security in that courtyard was very strict, after we came out of the study, we gave up looking for Aunt Ninth and left directly.

Fortunately, I casually gave the account book to the brother who was with me and asked him to take it with him, otherwise it would have been taken away by Judge Wu tonight."

Shen Qingqian quickly thought of the crux of the matter and said, "So, the reason why Judge Wu banned people from leaving the city was actually because of that account book.

But how did Judge Wu know that the account book was taken away by you? "

Zhou Qi touched his nose and said awkwardly, "Before I left, I left a few words: I am a member of the Imperial Guard. I will kowtow to your grandfather Zhou and admit my mistakes!"

Shen Qingqian held his forehead with his hand. Was it his identity as a member of the Imperial Guard that made him develop such an arrogant character, or was this person just too arrogant?

However, Shen Qingqian only complained in her heart and did not show it on her face.

"So you fought with the soldiers at the city gate this afternoon. Were you trying to force your way out of the city?"

Zhou Qi nodded and said, "Yes, starting from this morning, the officers and soldiers have been searching for us more frantically, and they have even ordered us not to leave the city. I then realized that it must be the problem with the account book, and I also realized that Judge Wu was determined to kill us.

If we stay in the city, we will be found sooner or later, so we choose to force our way out of the city."

As he spoke, Zhou Qi took out a notebook from his bosom, handed it to Shen Qingqian, and said, "This is the account book. I'm handing it over to you. You have the final say on how to deal with it!"

Shen Qingqian didn't hesitate to take the account book and said, "Okay, I'll take it back and take a look at it slowly."

After returning to her room, Shen Qingqian couldn't wait to open the account book. After reading it from beginning to end, Shen Qingqian was stunned!

She remembered that Lin Yong once said that they had been buying coal in the north. It turned out that the coal mine was in Jinyang City!

Judging from the account book, the previous ownership of the coal mine should have been in private hands. And a few months ago, it was taken over by Wu Tongpan.

Moreover, since the coal mine came into the hands of Wu Tongpan, it became a monopoly enterprise, and the price suddenly rose to fifteen taels of silver per ton!

No wonder! No wonder Lin Yong readily offered double the price!

No wonder! Chu Heng did not contact me again, but gave Liu Yuyao to Wu Tongpan as a concubine!

Shen Qingqian carefully put away the account book. She had something important to do now and had no time to deal with this matter. She would think about how to deal with this matter when she returned to the capital.

The next day, before dawn, they all got up early.

In fact, most people didn’t get much sleep that night, including Shen Qingqian.

The inn they were staying in was near the city gate, and they could reach the city gate in a few steps. But Shen Qingqian was worried that after they left, Wu Tongpan would be angry and cause trouble for the inn.

So they deliberately took the blindfolded Wu Tongpan and made a circle in the alley before returning to the city gate.

It was quiet at the city gate, and the number of soldiers guarding the city was about the same as usual, with not many additional men.

But Shen Qingqian knew that there must be an ambush here, waiting for an opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop!

But Shen Qingqian was not afraid, because these people all obeyed the orders of Wu Tongpan. As long as Wu Tongpan was in power, no one dared to act rashly!

Shen Qingqian personally escorted Judge Wu, put the dagger to his neck, and said softly: "Sir Wu, we are at the city gate, let them open the gate!"

Although Wu Tongpan was blindfolded, he could clearly feel the coldness coming from his neck.

He knew that if Shen Qingqian exerted even a little force, his neck would be cut!

He was afraid of death and did not dare to gamble with his life, so he readily ordered people to open the city gate.

The group left the city in a mighty procession and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Judge Wu said impatiently: "Miss, I have sent you out of the city, can you let me go now?"

Shen Qingqian still did not put down the knife against his neck, and said, "Don't be anxious, Lord Wu! Didn't I tell you that you have to send us out of 20 miles at least, and then I will let Wu Tianren go."

Wu Tongpan was so angry that his teeth itched, thinking that when he was safe this time, he would definitely not let these people go. But he did not dare to show any dissatisfaction on his face, and only smiled flatteringly without daring to object.

The weather was very cold and dark at dawn, but they moved so quickly that in less than two quarters of an hour they had covered a distance of more than twenty miles.

Shen Qingqian was worried that Wu Tongpan's men would ambush them along the way, so she asked Yingzi and Zhiqing Zhizhu to check around.

It turned out that Shen Qingqian was overthinking. There was nothing unusual within a kilometer. After leaving the city, Wu Tongpan's men followed from a distance, but they were also about five miles away.

This was within Shen Qingqian's expectations. Since Pan Wu was taken out of the city, it was impossible for his men not to follow him out of the city.

Shen Qingqian asked the others to take the goods and go first, while she, Zhiqing Zhizhu and the other two stayed behind.

After the team had walked for a quarter of an hour, they took Wu Tongpan to a small forest and tied him to a big tree.

Then he tore a piece of cloth from Wu Tongpan's clothes and wrote a few big words on it, which read: Your adult is in the grove in the east, go and find him yourself.

Then use an arrow to fix the cloth strip in the middle of the road to prevent it from being blown away by the wind.

Shen Qingqian and the other two all had great martial arts skills and quickly caught up with their team.

They set out early in the morning and traveled a little faster than usual. In the middle of the morning, they passed a small town.

However, it was not yet time for lunch, so the group did not stop and continued on their way. During this time, they did not notice any movement from Judge Wu.

In the evening, we arrived at the next town and settled down there.

Although they were already a hundred miles away from Jinyang City, and this place was no longer under the jurisdiction of Jinyang City, they still did not relax their vigilance and took turns to keep watch at night.

As expected, in the middle of the night, a group of men in black really sneaked into the inn to kill them.

However, because Shen Qingqian and the others were prepared, as soon as those people came in, they were attacked by the crossbows of Shen Qingqian and the others. Most of the people in black were shot and fell down, and a small number ran away!

In the next few days, the journey was peaceful and we didn't encounter any danger.